put across
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Barrot said French diplomatic missions were trying to put across the French case "so that we have our own narratives to disseminate, rather than being subjected to those of others."
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
"I love fusion and I think it's something that needs to be put across, that all music basically is one music."
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025
If he were left alone, without lights, sound, projections or Dane Laffrey’s curving, swerving set, he might put across this fable even more convincingly.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
His poorly reviewed movie performances certainly raise the possibility that he’s trying to put across a fully formed character in his music and merely failing to get it done.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
Kennedy, a folklorist at heart, apparently wanted to put across the most dramatic story possible, and therefore included not only his own anti-Klan activities but those of another man, code-named John Brown.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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